The Little Prince Street Kohi Festival

Last February 1 and 2, The Little Prince Street Kohi Festival brought together fans, collectors, and enthusiasts in a first-of-its-kind event in the country.

It was a memorable two-day event as fans of the French novella had a chance to meet each other and become friends. 




There were several activities featured at the festival centered around The Little Prince such as watercolor painting sessions, book readings, and book signings. Visitors could also browse shops selling unique Little Prince merchandise and trinkets. For entertainment, there was a Little Prince musical and storytelling as well as various other musical performances. They even had some Little Prince paintings commissioned specifically for the event!

Little Prince Art Exhibit

Little Prince Philippine Editions

I had a wonderful time meeting fellow translators of The Little Prince and sharing experiences and insights with them. We had very interesting conversations. I also got to meet Dr. Lilia Antonio who was the first to translate The Little Prince into a Philippine language in 1969 which was very exciting!

Dr. Lilia F. Antonio

Faye Q. Flores Melegrito, translator of 
The Little Prince in Ilokano (Ti Bassit a Prinsipe)

Richard Red Elli, illustrator of Ang Munting Prinsipe Komiks

The festival drew an eccentric but genteel crowd of Little Prince fans. Also present at the event were Little Prince book collectors who collect the Little Prince in different languages. Some of them have a huge and rather valuable collection while others are just starting out. 

Charles Andrew, cosplayer



Edgar John Dy, Zamboangueño Little Prince collector

The Little Prince Street Kohi Festival was held at Street Kohi which is a cafe tucked away in a neat corner inside of UP Village. The event was organized by Mr. Giel Aragon who also owns the cafe. They regularly hold events in their cafe such as the Ghibli Fest Manila last year.

Having moved to Quezon City just a year ago, the event gave me a chance to discover a jeepney route going to QC memorial circle which is a public park just a few hundred meters away from Street Kohi.

Le Petit Prince is a classic French novella written in 1943. In 2024, it reached a milestone with its 600th translation and thus becoming the most translated fiction book of all time. Since 2020, Southern Voices has published several translations in different Philippine languages such as Cebuano and Ilokano. Rumor has it that more Philippine editions of Le Petit Prince are in the pipeline.

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